Abstract Background The sugar kelp Saccharina latissima is a Laminariales species widely
distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Its physiology and ecology have been studied since …

The Arctic region faces a warming rate that is more than twice the global average. Sea-ice
loss, increase in precipitation and freshwater discharge, changes in underwater light, and …

Kelp forests are ecologically diverse habitats that provide vast ecosystem goods and
services, but are threatened by climate and anthropogenic stressors. Laminarian kelps have …

Background and aims Kelp forests underpin temperate marine ecosystems but are declining
due to ocean warming, causing loss of associated ecosystem services. Projections suggest …

The giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera is a cosmopolitan species of cold-temperate coasts. Its
South-American distribution ranges from Peru to Cape Horn and Argentina, encompassing a …

Thermal characteristics of kelp species have been studied in many ways, but potentially
persistent effects of temperature across generations are yet poorly understood. In this …

Kelp forests are threatened by ocean warming, yet effects of co-occurring drivers such as
CO2 are rarely considered when predicting their performance in the future. In Australia, the …

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) have caused declines in many kelp forests globally. Although
the ecological effects of these climatic extremes have been well examined, studies on the …

Ocean warming is predicted to challenge the persistence of a variety of marine organisms,
especially when combined with ocean acidification. While temperature affects virtually all …

Kelps act as ecosystem engineers on many polar rocky shore coastlines. The underwater
light climate and temperature are the main drivers for their vertical and latitudinal …